A five-alarm fire destroyed a Civil War-era building Monday morning in Williamsport, displacing the building's residents and erasing more than a century of history.
The fire, which caused an estimated $500,000 in damage, was caused by a mechanical failure in an oil-burning furnace. More than 20 fire companies responded to the 7:18 a.m. call. No one was injured in the blaze.
The building sat on the historic town square in Williamsport and was the location of Wolfe's on the Square, a liquor and convenience store that operated in the town for decades.